• Durandal@lemmy.today
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    5 months ago

    “The average American buys more than one new piece of clothing per week. If that matches your shopping habits, in a span of five years you have purchased more than 320 pieces of clothing.”

    Who the fuck is buying multiple pieces of clothing every week? I don’t know anyone that does that. I feel like buys-ridiculous-amounts-of-clothing George is an outlier and shouldn’t be counted.

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        5 months ago

        It really is the entitled version of the boots theory. I wear my clothes literally hundreds of times before they get worn out and this article is suggesting that 10 wears of “cheap” ($50) clothes and it’s trash time. This article is way out if touch to the average non-fashion obsessed buyer imo.

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      5 months ago

      Do individual socks count? If so, buying a 10 pack of socks and a 6 pack of undies gets you through half a year by this metric.

    • CompN12@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
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      5 months ago

      looks at $150 Warhammer model next time buddy, I’ll grab a paint pot on my way out, and maybe a brush, hmm I need better sprue cutters…